Yesterday, a letter went out to the parents of our primary school highlighting the impact of devastating budget cuts on the education of all school children within our community. The letter, signed by both the Chair of Governors and Headteacher at St Joseph’s Primary, warned parents it is now “make or break time for our schools”. This followed a similar […]

This Sunday marks a century since the end of the First World War. Parishioners should arrive early for today’s 11am Mass to ensure they are able to find parking in time for the beginning of our Remembrance Sunday Mass. We will begin with the observation of the two minute silence on this Armistice Day Centenary at 11am prompt. We are […]

Preparations for our Christmas Fair are well under way and this year’s event is set to be bigger than ever! After the enormous success of the Summer Fair, both the church and school will be collaborating again to create a fantastic event for the whole community to enjoy while raising some much needed funds. In order to make this event […]

The first preparation class for next year’s Sacrament of Confirmation is on Tuesday, 6th November from 5.30pm-7pm in the Presbytery. This class is for youth in Years 7 and above. We still have space on the programme for those have not yet registered so please do just come along if you wish to participate. Our catechists are looking forward to […]

St Joseph’s will be taking part in Macmillan Cancer Support’s ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ this Friday, 28th September in the Parish Centre. Pop in at any time between 9am-4pm for coffee, cake and company and help us raise vital funds for this fantastic charity. Calling all St Joseph’s talented bakers – donations of cakes etc will be gratefully received! These […]

Thank you to our Quiz Master for putting together a fantastic quiz! A great night was had by all and we raised £62.50 for Parish Centre funds. Congratulations to our winning team – “By The Front Door” ! Many thanks to all who attended! ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Join us this Friday, 21st September, in the Parish Centre for […]

The beautiful house that played such an important part in the life of the Ratzinger family is falling down. Situated in a beautiful part of Bavaria with the Alps as a background and Berchtesgaden just 33 miles away, it is in an idyllic part of the world. The house was built in 1726 and reflects the history and the culture […]

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament has been a tradition from the very earliest times in the church. The Eucharist is the real presence of Christ among us. Benediction is a time when we can meditate and pray as the Blessed Sacrament is exposed before us. For those who cannot get to Liverpool for the Eucharistic Congress – ‘Adoremus’ this weekend […]

There were eight children in our family. We lived on the outskirts of Dublin and we were able to do a little farming to make ends meet. My job was looking after the hens – all 72 of them. I fed them, watered them, collected the eggs, and had a list of people who who would buy the eggs. We […]